In this week's video, Ted Hoff of Cottonwood Ranch and Kennel shows us an obedience training session with Drake, his young Yellow Labrador Retriever. At seven months old, Drake is expected to make some mistakes. Repetition to teach the right response, patience when...
The Telluride Academy's Mudd Butts opens August 13 at The Palm. The 24th annual production is "1001 Arabian Nights." The event takes place Friday, August 13 and Saturday, August 14 @ 7 p.m. The Sunday program, a matinee @ 2 p.m., is followed by an auction of Mike Stasiuk's incredible props.
While the heart and soul of the Mudd Butts is a trio of outspoken creative geniuses, Sally Davis, Kim Epifano and Mike Stasiuk, its takes a village to mount their ambitious happenings.
A list of this year's cast and crew follows:
Hey, Telluride! It's KOTO guest DJ time again. Friday, August 13, 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Telluride's Bling merchants will be manning the mikes and phones to raise money for KOTO, Telluride's non-commercial, non-underwritten, locally supported radio station. Each business will have...
Veteran starwatchers perennially mark their calendars for the annual Perseid Meteor shower - which always peaks between Aug. 9th and 14th - because it's arguably the best "shooting star" gallery of the year. And for those who've experienced a good meteor show, you know exactly how much fun it can be.
This year, the meteor peak [100 meteors per hour] is projected to be on the late evening/early morning of Aug. 12th/13th - Thursday/Friday. And, with only a slender slip of a delicate crescent Moon - which sets in early evening, leaving a very dark night sky - the show promises to be stellar - as long as the skies are clear. As with all meteor showers, the rate is greatest in the pre-dawn hours, since the side of the Earth turning into the sun scoops up more meteors as the Earth moves through space. And, if you happen to miss the shower's peak, check it out the following night. The Perseid viewing window actually lasts for approximately six weeks - from mid-July to the end of August - but observation is best when a dark Moon coincides with the Earth's movement through the dust cloud left behind by comet Swift-Tuttle - which happens to be right now!
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Hey, Telluride! It's KOTO guest DJ time again. Friday, August 13, 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Telluride's Bling merchants will be manning the mikes and phones to raise money for KOTO, Telluride's non-commercial, non-underwritten, locally supported radio station. Each business will have...
Telluride is not just any small town. And Telluride Middle School/High School principal Alex Carter is not just any school administrator. In 2003, Carter was recognized as one of the top educators in the United States with his selection to receive a National Milken Educator Award. And Alex Carter is also an author.
Last night, Tuesday, August 10, Phrog and Phidgt from Steamboat Springs threw a little party for a few of their closest friends in Telluride Town Park. Food and drink were served. The main course was Phish. Though clearly not an endangered species. #1. They are nice people, who smile and look you in the eye as they eagerly answer any and all questions about their favorite band.
#2. They are smart and articulate. (See quotes in related post)
Phrog (his first Phish concert was in 1991) and Phidgt from Steamboat Springs. Phrog is involved with two Phish websites: cotapers.org and etree.org, which tapes and distributes the band's shows. (Trading tapes has helped Phish sell over 8 million albums/DVDs in the U.S alone.) 
In the early 1970s, Telluride was just beginning to pulse thanks to a chap from Beverly Hills named Joe Zoline, who had just opened the ski resort. Still, half of Main Street was boarded up and people were high-tailing it out of town muttering darkly about the closing of the Idarado Mines. The historic Sheridan Opera House was a camping ground for derelicts with broken glass and dusty mattresses everywhere. Roy Malan and Robin Sutherland, for many years stalwart co-directors of the Telluride Chamber Music Festival, played despite the venue – and the crowd liked the sound.
